MUG '00 Survey

Instructions:

Please complete this form and return to anyone of the Daylight Krewe. Please feel free to select more than one box per question. There is a place for comments at the very end of the survey.

  Email address: 
     Name/Last:  First:

May we include your e-mail address and phone number in a list of EMUG '00 Meeting attendees to be sent to all attendees?

yes
no

Location, Facilities and Meeting Format

This year we had 12 Daylight/Metaphorics presentations and 12 User presentations for 3 1/2 days and demos,SIGS and hands-on time the end of the each day. How did you like this format?
I prefer this format
I prefer having more user presentations
I prefer more time for demos and hands-on
How did you like the Radisson ?
Loved it, great, keep the meeting here.
It was ok
Not much
Prefer a place elsewhere in Santa Fe
Prefer a place elsewhere in the US, Specify:

JAVA

Are you using JAVA?
Yes, we are using JAVA heavily
Yes, we are just trying out JAVA
No, but plan to
No don't see using it in the near future
Are you interested in JAVA Grins with the new SMARTS capability?
Yes, we are currently using Java Grins
Yes, we would like to demo Java Grins
Maybe, we will try it out
No
What do you think of the new java tools simultaneous user license scheme?
Yes like it better than node locked license
It will work for my company
No would prefer: img src="./graphics/mrect.gif" align=middle>
What browser are you using?
IE4
Netscape 3
Netscape 4
Other:
Would you like Java Grins to do SMIRKS?
Yes, definitely need SMIRKS
Yes, would be nice, but not using SMIRKS currently
No not necessary
Does your company require JavaGrins to run via Internet Explorer in order for you to use JavaGrins?
Yes
No
If Daylight offered Java classes to interface the toolkit libraries would your company
Yes definitely use them
Yes, consider using them
Evaluate them
No, not interested in them

Daylight Oracle Cartridge

How interested are you in the Daylight Oracle Cartridge?

Extremely interested

Interested

Not really interested

Would like to demo

What version of Oracle are you running?

Oracle Version:

What platform/OS do you require for your Oracle server?

SGI

Sun

HP

Linux

Other:

Daliserver - Daylight License Server

What do you think of our new license server?

Like it better than the current system

Looks more complicated than I would like it to be

Looks like it will be easier for my company to manage licenses

Looks difficult to use

Prefer the current license system

Depictions and the DepictServer

Will your company be using the new smi2gif 2D coordinate feature to depict structures on the web?

Yes

No

Would your company like Daylight depictions enabled to depict structures using 2D coordinates found in TDT files?

Yes

No

Does your site require the DepictServer, so that you could incorporate your own depiction rules and have them applied to depictions if required?

Yes

No

VCS Database

Would your company be intersted in the VCS database?
Yes

No

Would like a demo

Technical Support

If you have used Daylight support, were you satified with the service? Check all that apply

Extremely satisfied

Satisfied

Unsatisfied(make remarks at end)

Response time was good

Response time was too slow(make remarks at end)

Have you had problems with installing Daylight software?
Lots of problems

A few problems

No problems

What media do you prefer for installation?

CDROM

Web

FTP

Have you been unable to use/had problems using our anonymous FTP site?

Yes

No

Haven't tried to use it

How many people at your site would like to attend this year's "Daylight Summer School"- our introductory course on daylight software ?
0

1

2

3 or more

Has a bug in the version of daylight you are currently using affected your usage of the Daylight software?
Yes

Yes, but found a workaround

No

Some Technical Details

What operating system(s) do you use for your Daylight servers?
- SGI
- Sun
- Other:
What sorts of computers/operating systems on your desktops do you use when accessing Daylight software? (Check all that apply)
- SGI/IRIX
  Mostly Sometimes Never
- Sun/Solaris
  Mostly Sometimes Never
- Intel/NT
  Mostly Sometimes Never
- Intel/Windows '95/'98
  Mostly Sometimes Never
- Intel/Linux
  Mostly Sometimes Never
- Mac/Linux
  Mostly Sometimes Never
- Other:
What sorts of filesizes for your Thor databases do you expect within this year?
Less than 2 Gbytes
Greater than 2 Less than 8 Gbytes
Greater than 8 Less than 16 Gbytes
More than 16 Gbytes

Ports

Is your company interested in trying out the Linux port of the Daylight software?
Yes

What platform?
PC-Intel Compatible

PowerMac

Other:
No